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Merger Agreement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
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On July 28, 2025, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Union Pacific Corporation, a Utah corporation (“Union Pacific”), pursuant to which Union Pacific will acquire the Company in a stock-and-cash transaction more fully described therein.

The consummation of this transaction is subject to certain conditions, including approval by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). Additionally, if the Merger Agreement is terminated under specific circumstances, either we or Union Pacific are required to pay a termination fee of $2.5 billion.

The full text of the Merger Agreement can be found as Exhibit 2.1 in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 29, 2025.

We incurred $42 million and $145 million in expenses during the third quarter and first nine months of 2026, respectively, and $15 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2025 related to or resulting from the proposed transaction. These costs, which include costs associated with employee retention agreements, fees to third-party advisors, and expenses for legal services, are recorded in “Merger-related expenses” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.